har·mon·ic (här-m n  k)adj. 1. a. Of or relating to harmony. b. Pleasing to the ear: harmonic orchestral effects. c. Characterized by harmony: a harmonic liturgical chant. 2. Of or relating to harmonics. 3. Integrated in nature. n. 1. a. Any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental tone. b. A tone produced on a stringed instrument by lightly touching an open or stopped vibrating string at a given fraction of its length so that both segments vibrate. Also called overtone, partial, partial tone. 2. harmonics (used with a sing. verb) The theory or study of the physical properties and characteristics of musical sound. 3. Physics A wave whose frequency is a whole-number multiple of that of another. [Latin harmonicus, from Greek harmonikos, from harmoni  , harmony; see harmony.]har·mon i·cal·ly adv. |
harmonics [hɑːˈmɒnɪks]
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1. (Music, other) (functioning as singular) the science of musical sounds and their acoustic properties
2. (Music, other) (functioning as plural) the overtones of a fundamental note, as produced by lightly touching the string of a stringed instrument at one of its node points while playing See harmonic [6]
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| Noun | 1. | harmonics - the study of musical sound acoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound |
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